Filibuster under fire in Senate

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks with an aide as he leaves the Senate Chamber after a vote to avert a government shutdown, on Capitol Hill on Sept. 30, 2015 in Washington, DC. Photo by Mark Wilson for Agence France-Presse.

A special Senate task force has been appointed to examine whether or not rules surrounding the filibuster should be modified, the Hill reported Monday. This new look at the procedural hurdle is the latest sign that Republicans are putting tough pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to get legislation through the body and make…